Sales & Growth (New Graduates)

Sales & Growth (New Graduates)

Location: Remote | Entry-level / Recent Grad | Competitive base + commission

One application. A network of companies that actually want to meet you.

Please ensure to take the assessment linked below.

MeritFirst is a curated talent network for high-growth startups, including 8VC and Slow Ventures portfolio companies and many others. We connect early-career people who can sell with companies that are hiring right now. You apply once. We get you in front of the teams that fit.

Here's the problem we fix: most grads fire off dozens of applications and get filtered out by a keyword screen before a human ever reads their name. Where you went to school, what's on your resume, whether you've ever carried a quota, none of that gets you past the bot. We flip it. Take one short assessment, show us you can actually do the work, and get put in front of real hiring managers.

No resume pile. No black hole. Just a real shot.

What you'd be doing

You'd join one of the companies in our network as an early sales hire. Depending on the team, that could look like:

- Talking to customers every day to understand what they actually need

- Owning a pipeline and moving real deals from first conversation to close

- Selling solutions that solve problems, not just pitching features

- Learning a product, a market, and a customer inside and out, fast

- Building relationships that turn into real revenue

The common thread: you'll be in the arena from day one, learning how businesses actually buy. It's one of the best educations you can get, and you get paid to get it.

Who we're looking for

We don't care about your GPA, your major, or whether your resume looks the part. We care about who you are.

- You hear "no" and figure out what "yes" sounds like

- You're genuinely curious about how businesses work and why people buy

- You hold yourself to a higher standard than any manager could

- You're organized and you follow up, things don't fall through the cracks with you

- You can explain things clearly, in writing and out loud

- You're motivated by hitting a goal and beating it

No sales experience required. We mean that. Coachability and drive beat a polished resume every time. If you've sold before, great. If you haven't but you know this is what you're built for, we want to hear from you.

What you'll get

- Competitive base + commission, real upside as you grow

- Direct introductions to companies that hire on merit, not credentials

- Standing in a curated network: if one role isn't the right fit, we put your work in front of other companies hiring through our platform. One application, many shots.

How to apply

Take our short sales assessment. It's required, and it's the whole point: 20-30 minutes to show us what you can actually do, no resume gymnastics. It's how we surface people whose talent doesn't fit the traditional mold, and it's the fastest way to get in front of a hiring manager.

Take it now: https://www.meritfirst.us/candidate/tests/182f1115-bd21-4350-a82b-cf93231edf0c

Skip the pile. Show them what you've got.